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  • #1

    My house is falling apart

    In the last year, our house has:

    - Had a major roof leak, prompting a new roof and interior paint job.
    - Needed a new furnace
    - Had a broken garage door and opener
    - Had a totally flooded basement, requiring extensive sanitation, ripping out baseboards and drywall, and carpet. Lost a few thousand dollars of stuff in the process that was unsalvageable. Just got the new carpet in last week.

    Now, my wife calls me and tells me that the dryer isn't drying.

    The sooner I get this albatross on the market the better.
    "Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."

    - Ty Cobb
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    You may want to rethink moving. It sounds like might have a new house already by the time you get finished.
    "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
    —Abraham Maslow

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    • #3
      At least you toughed out the flood and stayed online to save the world!
      I'm your huckleberry.


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      • #4
        Originally posted by WashingtonCoug View Post
        You may want to rethink moving. It sounds like might have a new house already by the time you get finished.
        I bet that's what the wooly mammoths in the La Brea tar pits thought too.
        "Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."

        - Ty Cobb

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        • #5
          Originally posted by San Juan Sun View Post
          I bet that's what the wooly mammoths in the La Brea tar pits thought too.
          Knowing where you are why are you waiting to get it on the market? Its going to take atleast a year to sell. You are almost done with residency right?
          "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

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          • #6
            Originally posted by San Juan Sun View Post
            I bet that's what the wooly mammoths in the La Brea tar pits thought too.
            wooly mammoths in SoCal? You need to pay more attention on those Page Museum field trips!
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            • #7
              Originally posted by San Juan Sun View Post
              In the last year, our house has:

              - Had a major roof leak, prompting a new roof and interior paint job.
              - Needed a new furnace
              - Had a broken garage door and opener
              - Had a totally flooded basement, requiring extensive sanitation, ripping out baseboards and drywall, and carpet. Lost a few thousand dollars of stuff in the process that was unsalvageable. Just got the new carpet in last week.

              Now, my wife calls me and tells me that the dryer isn't drying.

              The sooner I get this albatross on the market the better.
              How old is your home? About 20 years?
              "Nobody listens to Turtle."
              -Turtle
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                Knowing where you are why are you waiting to get it on the market? Its going to take atleast a year to sell. You are almost done with residency right?
                Stuff in our community is selling quickly, for Michigan anyway. We will need to be on the market in the next couple of months though. We are here until mid-June.
                "Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."

                - Ty Cobb

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                  How old is your home? About 20 years?
                  1950. But updated several times since then.
                  "Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."

                  - Ty Cobb

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by San Juan Sun View Post
                    In the last year, our house has:

                    - Had a major roof leak, prompting a new roof and interior paint job.
                    - Needed a new furnace
                    - Had a broken garage door and opener
                    - Had a totally flooded basement, requiring extensive sanitation, ripping out baseboards and drywall, and carpet. Lost a few thousand dollars of stuff in the process that was unsalvageable. Just got the new carpet in last week.

                    Now, my wife calls me and tells me that the dryer isn't drying.

                    The sooner I get this albatross on the market the better.
                    Why don't you look to see if it's the heating element? If it is it can be easily replaced by you or your wife.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by New Mexican Disaster View Post
                      Why don't you look to see if it's the heating element? If it is it can be easily replaced by you or your wife.
                      How many BTU's does his wife put out?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                        wooly mammoths in SoCal? You need to pay more attention on those Page Museum field trips!
                        http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...les&id=6666236

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by San Juan Sun View Post
                          I bet that's what the wooly mammoths in the La Brea tar pits thought too.
                          La Brea tar pits

                          La=the
                          Brea=Tar

                          The The Tar tar pits

                          I've always loved that.
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                          The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Do Not Want! View Post
                            How many BTU's does his wife put out?
                            haha
                            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                            Dig your own grave, and save!

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                            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                              La Brea tar pits

                              La=the
                              Brea=Tar

                              The The Tar tar pits

                              I've always loved that.
                              My friend used to refer to "Lake Loch Ness."
                              Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                              Dig your own grave, and save!

                              "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                              "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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